Phillip Davey (1896–1953) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross. Along with his unit, the 10th Battalion, he landed at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, on 25 April 1915. He fought with his unit against the Ottoman army until he was evacuated sick in early November. He rejoined his battalion on the Western Front in October 1916. In January 1918 he was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in rescuing a wounded man under fire. He was promoted to corporal in April. On 28 June, in the lead-up to the capture of Merris, he killed an eight-man German machine- gun crew, saving his platoon from annihilation, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. During this action he was severely wounded. He returned to Australia to be discharged, and was employed by South Australian Railways before dying in 1953, having suffered for years with bronchitis and emphysema. His medals are displayed in the Hall of Valour at the Australian War Memorial.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1846:

Belgian musician Adolphe Sax patented his design of the saxophone (example pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Sax

1956:

Polish workers demanding better working conditions began massive protests in Poznań, but were later violently repressed by the Polish People's Army and the Internal Security Corps. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pozna%C5%84_protests_of_1956

2016:

Gunmen attacked Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, killing 45 people and injuring more than 230 others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Atat%C3%BCrk_Airport_attack

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onager: 1. The Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus onager). 2. (military, historical) A military engine acting like a sling which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket powered by the torsion from a bundle of ropes or sinews operated by machinery; a torsion catapult. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/onager

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